Monthly Archives: June 2016
From Underground to all around…
Tube worker set to travel the globe in 80 ways
For most adventurers, flying around the world in an aeroplane would present enough of a...
Political satire to get a sequel
Fifteen years after its release, ‘Nayak: The Real Hero’ featuring Anil Kapoor and Rani Mukerji is all set to get a sequel.
Eros International...
Neha slams social media trolls
Neha Dhupia, who was called 'fat', 'ugly', 'obscene' and 'aunty' after she shared a quirky picture from her trip to Ibiza online, doesn't mince...
New rail station opens
Leeds sees £9.5 million investment into new transport
West Yorkshire’s latest rail station is set to welcome its first passengers this weekend. Kirkstall Forge Station,...
TRIBUTES TO JO COX: The MP with ‘a zest for life’
Jo Cox may only have been an MP just over 12 months –but she certainly made a huge impression during her tragically brief time...
Deputy Vindaloo-tenant: Restaurant chief’s royal appointment
One of Yorkshire’s most famous restaurateurs will adopt a new uniform later this year after being named as the new Deputy Lieutenant for the...
Regal recipients: Two of Yorkshire’s finest receive OBEs
When Hanif Malik began fundraising to establish the Hamara Healthy Living Centre in 1998, there was neither an office nor a building to operate...
“We are far more united and have far more in common with each other...
The grieving husband of Labour MP, Jo Cox, who was shot and stabbed to death earlier this week, has called on people to fight...
Flash flooding in Brum
West Midlands chaos as water floods hundreds of homes
Flash flooding has hit parts of the West Midlands, causing homes, businesses, cars and roads to...
“When I met Ali”: Leeds imam’s tribute to ‘The Greatest’
People throughout the world have been mourning the loss of legendary Muhammad Ali, however he had told the world quite some time ago that...
#TeamOrange’s team effort
Volunteers head to Carlisle to continue supporting flood-stricken neighbourhood
At the beginning of this month, volunteers from Wakefield-based humanitarian charity, Penny Appeal, headed back to...
From Russia with gloves
Bradford boxer lands silver medal in European championships
Harris Akbar’s rise in the world of boxing shows no signs of slowing down any time soon,...
Changis changes opinions
Afghan art student’s work transforms his home country into a positive light
Dilara Changis is a research student of Afghan origin, currently studying for his...
Getting in the girl zone
Police Commissioner gets the low-down on crime from Bradford’s female residents
The British Muslim Women Forum (BMWF) and Women Zone invited Police and Crime Commissioner...
Yorkshire MP killed in horrific attack
West Yorkshire MP Jo Cox has died following a gruesome attack in Birstall.
One eyewitness has been quoted saying they heard her attacker shout "put Britain first"...
Howzat for a result
Bradford school seal place in county finals with unbeaten qualifiers
A team of young cricket stars of the future cemented their place in the West...
Acute care gets an overhaul
BRI receives boost of over £1 million in hospital equipment
Staff from Bradford Teaching Hospitals will celebrate Acute Medicine Awareness Day (AMAD) on Tuesday...
Imagine a world…
...without Muslims
The internet has been going viral with a blog post on Tumblr which features an inflammatory image of the Twin Towers in America...
Helping hands: Displaced find a place in Bradford
Bradford has long held a tradition of welcoming and accepting asylum seekers and refugees into their community to the extent that it has been...
#PrayForOrlando: Faith groups unite in aftermath of Florida shooting
Following the largest mass shooting in US history earlier this week - in which 50 people were killed and many injured – world, faith...
